Name: 
Sameer Shah

Location:  
Ahmedabad, (Gujarat) India 
Contact details: 
+917940069546

Qualifications: 
B. Comm (Hons.), LL.B & FPD

Specialisation: 
Lawyer, Arbitrator, Mediator,

Languages:
English, Hindi and Gujarati.

Regions served: 
Advise on Indian Law - In India & rest of the world.
Represent - Anywhere in the world. 
Act - In India for Indian Law.
Industry Sectors :*
  • Banking
  • Insurance
  • Stock/Capital Market
  • Travel
  • Corporate
  • Commercial
  • Trade and Business
  • Property
  • Family
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Practice Areas:
  • Arbitration
  • Commercial Negotiation
  • Conciliation
  • Emergency Arbitration
  • Expert Witness
  • Independent Expert
  • Med-Arb or Arb-Med
  • Mediation

Background information: 
Sameer is an Advocate in India and an International Arbitrator he has 21 years of active legal practice and experience.  He completed his LL.B. in l994 from Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi, India, Standing Second in the University.
In the year 1994, he started to practise law in Ahmedabad, State of Gujarat, India by enrolling as a member of the Bar Council of Gujarat. He worked for a renowned Solicitor’s firm in Gujarat from 1994 – 2003, after which he established his own proprietary full service law firm at Ahmedabad, State of Gujarat, India, under the name and style of S. U. SHAH & ASSOCIATES. The second Branch opened in Mumbai in 2008 under the name and style of R BASE LEGAL (currently under re-constitution). He has vast experience in arbitration as both counsel and arbitrator. 

Sameer is a member of:
  • The International Bar Association
  • The Inter Pacific Bar Association (appointed as VICE   CHAIRMAN of the INSOLVENCY COMMITTEE – 2012-2013)
  • International Chambers of Commerce – Young Arbitrator Forum (ICC YAF)
  • Indo-Canada Business Centre
  • Indo-China Cultural and Economic Council
  • World Trade Centre Association.
  • The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), London.
  • Global Collaborative Law Council, USA

Sameer has entered into a: 
  • Professional Affiliation Agreement with NIRMANS LAW, Barristers & Solicitors based at Ottawa-Canada. 
  • Professional Agreement with Dr. Yousef Alamry,  at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a Legal Expert on Islamic Law and an Associate Professor of Law at King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
  • Association with qualified and experienced Chartered Accountant, Auditor, Company Secretary and Tax Consultant at Ahmedabad and Mumbai to provide all financial advise and services to the clients under one roof.

Overview: 
  • Sameer Shah has regularly been invited as one of the Panel Arbitrator Judge by the Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition held at Hong Kong and the International Moot Competition at Shanghai, China. 
  • Sameer is regularly retained by clients to appear before the Arbitral Tribunal of the Stock Exchanges.
  • Appointed as a Sole Arbitrator by a Petro-Chemical Trading Company in Mumbai for disputes relating to its customers for recovery of outstanding amounts. One of the Award passed by Sameer has been confirmed by The Mumbai High Court.
  • Recently retained by an Indian Investor to represent the case before the Arbitral Tribunal at DUBAI in an Arbitration Case being conducted under the Rules of Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC).
  • Also practicing in other forms of ADR (such as Mediation) mainly in family/matrimonial and also in commercial disputes.
  • Approved as a certified tutor & examiner by CIArb.
  • Appointed as the Chairman- India Branch by the Global Gollaborative Law Council - USA.
  • Panel Arbitrator on MCCI Arbitration & Mediation Center- MARC-Mauritius and AFSA - South Africa.

Detailed CV available on request from Prime Dispute. 
*Prime Dispute also provides a 'Formal Appointment Service', All our senior neutrals who are officially appointed will need to comply with our ' Formal Criteria' before nomination.
*Conflict checks would need to be undertaken prior to the neutral being formally appointed.